Development and content validity of an instrument for assessing the motivation for weight loss in adolescents with overweight and obesity.

David Franciole Oliveira SilvaAngélica Luiza de Sales SouzaJéssica Bastos PimentelThatyane Oliveira SouzaEduarda Pontes Dos Santos AraújoKarine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-EvangelistaRicardo Fernando ArraisSeverina Carla Vieira Cunha Lima

Published in: PloS one (2020)

This is the first instrument assessing the motivation for weight loss in adolescents with overweight and obesity in Brazil. The content validity evaluation by the panel of experts provided more practical relevance, as well as contributed to a better presentation of the items. Further psychometric testing is needed to determine reliability and construct validity of the instrument.

Keyphrases

weight loss
young adults
bariatric surgery
patient reported outcomes
roux en y gastric bypass
physical activity
gastric bypass
weight gain
obese patients
glycemic control
adipose tissue
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle